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WEBSTER 
CENTENNIAL©/ 
Dartmouth  Colleg'e 
Celebrating  tbe 
One  ^ Hundredth 
Anniversary 
of  ©6c  Graduation 
of  DANIEL  ^ ^ 
jsr  jsr  WEBSTER 


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•September  24tH  <EL  25 tb,  1901 
Hanover  ^ New  Hampshire 


TUESDAY  j? 

jZ?  September  24tb 

2.30  O’CLOCK  ^ 

The  Faculty  and  Students  will  assemble  in 
the  College  Yard  to  form  in  procession  & 

3 O'CLOCK  ^ 

EXERCISES  IN  THE  COLLEGE 
CHURCH  & & 

Organ  Prelude 
Chorus 

Prayer  by  the  Reverend  Samuel  Penniman 
Leeds,  D.  D* 

Chorus 

Address  by  Professor  Charles  Francis  Richard- 
son, Ph*  D*,  *71 

Mr.  Webster's  College  Life 

Address  by  Professor  John  King  Lord, 
Ph.  D., » 68 

The  Development  of  the  College  Since 
the  Dartmouth  College  Case 

Chorus 

The  Choral  music  during  the  week  of  the  "Webster  Centennial 
will  be  rendered  by  students  under  the  direction  of  Professor 
Charles  Morse 

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5 O’CLOCK  & 

A short  game  of  foot  ball  will  be  played  on 
Alumni  Oval  by  the  'Varsity  Eleven 
and  an  Alumni  Eleven 


TUESDAY  jsr  jzt 
September  24tb 

8 O'CLOCK  & 

u DARTMOUTH  NIGHT" 

In  view  of  the  occasion,  Dartmouth  Night 
will  take  the  form  of  an  out-door  celebration, 
which  will  open  with  a torchlight  parade,  in 
costume,  led  by  the  College  band  and  com- 
manded by  Colonel  Charles  Kimball  Darling, 
'85.  The  Faculty  will  wear  black  academic 
gowns  and  mortar-board  caps ; thfe  students, 
a similar  dress,  except  that  each  class  will  be 
distinguished  by  a particular  colot — white  for 
the  Seniors,  blue  for  the  Juniors,  scarlet  for 
the  Sophomores,  and  yellow  for  the  Freshmen. 
Members  of  the  graduate  departments  will 
wear  the  same  costume  in  still  different  colors. 
The  alumni  will  appear  in  a Webster  cos- 
tume of  blue  coat,  buff  waistcoat,  stock,  dicky 
and  tall  hat.  A feature  of  the  parade  will 
be  a number  of  transparencies  together  with 
several  floats,  among  which  will  be  .Webster's 
carriage  and  his  huge  plough  j* 

After  completing  its  line  of  march,  the  proces- 
sion will  assemble  in  the  College  yard,  where 
there  will  be  brief  speeches,  music  by  the  Glee 
Club  and  the  exhibition  of  a series  of  stereop- 
ticon  views  illustrating  Webster's  life  and 
career.  Immediately  following,  the  campus 
will  be  illuminated  with  electric  lights,  fire- 
works and  a bonfire.  A number  of  prize 
athletic  contests  will  be  held,  the  evening 
closing  with  the  singing  of  Dartmouth  songs 
by  the  entire  assemblage  j*  j* 


WEDNESDAY  ^ ^ 
September  25th 

9:30  O’CLOCK  & 

ASSEMBLAGE  IN  COLLEGE  YARD 

A procession  made  up  of  students,  alumni, 
faculty,  trustees  and  invited  guests  will  form 
in  the  College  yard  in  charge  of  the  Marshal, 
Colonel  Darling 

10  O’CLOCK 

EXERCISES  IN  THE  COLLEGE 
CHURCH  ^ ^ 

Processional  “Priest's  March  from 
Athalie  * Mendelssohn 

Chorus  44  Sanctus  in  E flat " Osgood 

Prayer  by  the  Reverend  Alvah  Hovey,  D.D*, 
'44,  Ex-President  Newton  Theological 
Seminary 

Chorus  “ Prayer  of  Thanksgiving  " 

Old  Netherlands  (1626) 

Address  by  the  President  of  the  College 

Oration  by  the  Honorable  Samuel  Walker 
McCall,  '74,  of  Massachusetts 

Chorus  “ Ein  Feste  Burg  " Old  German 
Conferring  of  Honorary  Degrees 

The  singing  by  chorus  and  congregation  of 
Milton's  paraphrase  of  Psalm  cxxxvi 

Benediction 


WEDNESDAY  ^ ^ 

September  25th 

PSALM  cxxxvi 

Let  as  with  a gladsome  mind 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  kind ; 

For  His  mercies  aye  endure, 

Ever  faithful,  ever  sure* 

Let  us  blaze  His  name  abroad, 

For  of  Gods  he  is  the  God ; 

For  His  mercies  aye  endure, 

Ever  faithful,  ever  sure* 

He  with  all-commanding  might 
Filled  the  new-made  world  with  light ; 

For  His  mercies  aye  endure. 

Ever  faithful,  ever  sure* 

He  His  chosen  race  did  bless 
In  the  wasteful  wilderness ; 

For  His  mercies  aye  endure; 

Ever  faithful,  ever  sure* 

All  things  living  He  doth  feed, 

His  full  hand  supplies  their  need ; 

For  His  mercies  aye  endure. 

Ever  faithful,  ever  sure* 

Let  us  therefore  chorus  forth 
His  high  majesty  and  worth ; 

For  His  mercies  aye  endure, 

Ever  faithful,  ever  sure* 

Amen* 


WEDNESDAY  ^ ^ 
September  25  tb 

2.30  O’CLOCK^ 

CEREMONIES  ATTENDING  THE 
LAYING  OF  THE  CORNER-STONE 
OF  WEBSTER  HALL  j*  * 

The  corner-stone  will  be  laid  by  Samuel  Ap- 
pleton, Esq*,  the  only  living  grandson  of 
Daniel  Webster  j*  J*  > > ^ > > > 

The  prayer  of  dedication  will  be  offered  by 
the  Right  Reverend  Abiel  Leonard,  D*D* 
*70,  Bishop  of  Utah 

Address  by  the  Honorable  Frank  Swett 
Black,  *75,  Ex-Governor  of  New  York 

Selections  of  Music  will  be  rendered  by  a 
chorus  of  students 

4 O’CLOCK  ^ 

EXERCISES  IN  THE  OLD  CHAPEL 

Reminiscences  of  Mr*  Webster  by  some  of 
the  Older  Graduates  and  Guests 

6:30  O’CLOCK 

Out-of-door  Concert  by  the  Salem  Cadet  Band 


WEDNESDAY  ^ 
September  25th. 

7 O’CLOCK 

BANQUET  IN  COLLEGE  HALL 

On  occasion  of  this,  the  first  public  use  of 
the  Dining  Hall,  the  walls  will  be  hung  with 
portraits  of  Mr*  Webster  in  possession  of 
the  College  ^ 

The  Honorable  Alfred  Russell,  LL*  D*,  '50, 
will  preside  ^ ^ 

Responses  will  be  made  by  the  President  of 
the  College,  and  by  His  Excellency  the 
Governor  of  New  Hampshire  & & & & & 

Chief-Justice  Isaac  Newton  Blodgett,  LL*  D., 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State,  will  speak 
on  Mr*  Webster's  training  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Bar  The  Honorable  Frank  Palmer 
Goulding,  '63,  will  speak  on  Mr*  Webster  at 
the  Massachusetts  Bar 

Some  aspects  of  Mr*  Webster's  personal  life 
and  associations  will  be  given  by  Edwin 
Webster  Sanborn,  Esquire,  '78,  the  Honorable 
George  Fred  Williams,  '72,  and  the  Reverend 
Edward  Everett  Hale,  D*D*  ^ 

Professor  Francis  Brown,  LL*  D*,  will  speak 
of  the  relation  of  President  Brown  to  the 
Dartmouth  College  Case  & 

The  Honorable  George  Frisbie  Hoar,  LL*  D*, 
will  speak  on  Mr*  Webster  in  the  Senate  ^ 

Chief-Justice  Melville  Weston  Fuller,  LL*  D*, 

(it  is  expected)  will  speak  of  Mr*  Webster  be- 
fore the  Supreme  Court  & 


44 1 would  have  an  inscription  over  the  door 
of  your  building,  4 Founded  by  Eleazar 
Wheelock,  Refounded  by  Daniel  Webster/" 
— Joseph  Hopfcinson,  Esq*,  to  President 
Francis  Brown,  after  the  decision  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  United  States  in  the 
"Dartmouth  College  Case*" 


This  program  was  designed,  put  into  type 
and  printed  at  the  office  of  The  Dart- 
mouth Press,  Hanover,  New  Hamp- 
shire* ^ 


